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Submitted on Wednesday, 22nd November 2017
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The Red Lion, Bromley
Bromley
BR1 3LG
Served areas
Reviews of The Red Lion (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Red Lion
A traditional back street pub, that is well supported by the locals, it certainly was on our Thursday night visit. The Manager and his wife were old style publicans, who were very smart in appearance and greeted you on arrival and wished you well on leaving. The décor consisted of a patterned red and gold wallpaper and oddly enough green painted ceilings. The bar area looked original and had a pot shelf running along the full length of the counter. Five pumps serving Boondoggle, GK IPA, Abbot, Harveys Sussex and Hogsback Tea.
On 22nd November 2019
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Red Lion
Again the previous reviewers leave little for me to add. This is the sort of backstreet local that I really like. The ale selection was very good for a Greene King pub, and I thought that the pint of Box Brewery Piston Broke was an excellent drop. The food was exceptionally reasonably priced, with what sounded like down-to-earth sandwiches (ham and cheese mainly) at just under £3 a pop.
The Brewer's Tudor frontage suggests an inter-war pub, and the emerald green painted guttering, drainpipes, and ceiling inside the pub suggests an Irish themed pub - but it isn't. Anyway, it was comfortable enough inside with a carpeted floor in the room at the front and normal tables and chairs throughout. The clock set in a wood surround above the entrance to the back room on the right might just belong to the pub (although I doubt it), but the "Bottles & Jugs" framed glazed panel displayed on one of the walls can't have belonged to this pub. But they are delightful features nonetheless.
On 3rd December 2017
- rating: 8
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Malden man left this review about The Red Lion
This is an attractive traditional old pub tucked away in a back street away from the town centre, the L-shaped main area is carpeted at the front, boarded in front of the side bar counter then tiled in a rear area up a step where a narrow recess houses a dartboard. Front the front area to the side where the pump clips are there is a kind of arched opening with a magnificent clock forming the centrepiece. On the right as you enter there is a full wall bookcase with probably something for everyone to read. A high shelf houses bottles, jugs, steins and other artefacts. The front area has a fireplace with a fine etched mirror above, other interesting items of note were old B&W framed photos of the barrel coopers' trade, an etched "Bottle and Jug" glazed panel and the bar back which states "Beard's of Sussex".
It's a GK pub which might normally put me off a bit however there are guest ales here, our visit found GK IPA, Abbot, Harvey's Sussex Best, Wadworth's 6X and a fine Box Brewery Piston Broke. Two pint take out cartons available.
Good value food from an honest down to earth menu with meals generally between £4.50 to £6.95.
The consensus from our quintet was that this was probably our pub of the day from our tour of Bromley, recommended. It gets a 7 but nearer to a 7.5 from me.
On 29th November 2017
- rating: 7
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Sundridge Park, 0.53 miles, 10 min walk (show)
Bromley South, 0.83 miles, 15 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Car Park : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : Yes last updated 15 February 2015 by Alan Winfield
- Function Room : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 01 December 2017 by Rex Rattus
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 01 December 2017 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 21 September 2017 by Pub SignMan
